Tag: King Curtis
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Freddie King, My Feeling for the Blues, 1970 on Cotillion
One of the “three kings” of the blues, this is King’s second album after signing with Atlantic (Cotillion is a subsidiary) before moving to Shelter records (Leon Russell’s label). My copy is a 2021 pressing from Vinyl Me, Please, with listening notes by Andrew Winistorfer and new lacquers cut from the original types by Ryan…
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King Curtis, Live at Fillmore West, 1971 on ATCO.
King Curtis, Live at Fillmore West, 1971 on ATCO. My copy is the 2021 reissue via Vinyl Me, Please King Curtis and the Kingpins (and the Memphis Horns) supported Aretha Franklin’s 1971 tour as an opener and also her backing band. This LP is drawn from their opening set – great early 70s soul/jazz in…